Toy.



WITNESSES LQR. POSCHADEL.

TOY. APPLICATION FILED MAR.23, I918.

A TTORNEYS Patented N 0v. 12, 1918.

LEONARD a. POSGHADEL, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented N V. 12, 1918.

Application filed March 23, 1918. Serial No. 224,277.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD R. P0- SCHADEL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Toy, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to toys and has for an object the provision of what might-be termed a shooting toy as well as a sounding toy whereby a double interest is provided.

Another object in view is the provision of means in the projected by spring power, but released by the hand either by operating on the projectile direct or through the movable rod.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figurel is aside view showing an embodiment of the invention, and illustrating how the same is used.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section through the toy embodying the invention.

F ig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing a slightly modified form of toy.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the pro jectile shown in Fig. 3, the section being taken at right angles to the section of Fig.3.

Referring to'the accompanying drawing by numerals. 1 indicates the body of a toy embodying the invention, said body being adapted to be grasped by a hand 2 when the evice is in operation, whereby the thumb 3 of hand 2may press against the body and against the bead 4 of the projectile 5 and release the same from body 1 so that the projectile will be moved or projected by spring 6 along the rod 7, and from thence into the air. The body 1 may be made fromany desired material,as for instance wood,

and is provided with a bore 8 whereby the upper side walls resiliently grip the projectile 5 which is preferably in the form of a ball. and which is preferably provided with a slot 9 whereby the lower part of the ball is compressed when forced into position as shown in Fig. 2. Ball 5 is made from any material, as for instance rubber, wood, fiber,

and the like. It is aimed to provide a strucbe held in place by friction,

ture which will which friction may be merely the result of a tight-fitting or the result of the resilient action of the ball. Spring 6 surrounds rod 7 and is preferably provided with a reduced end portion 10 which guides the spring in its movement and acts on the cem A nut 13 1s toy whereby a projectile is The ball 5 rod when the nut 13 is tral part of the ball so as to project the same longitudinally of the rod. The lower end of the spring may be held in place by any desired means, as for instance by the nut 11 clamped against the bottom 12 of body I. mounted on the outer end of the rod 7 opposite nut 11 so as to clamp the same firmly in place, as well as spring 6.

hen the parts are assembled as shown in Figs. land 2 it is in condition for operation. To cause the spring 6 to project the projectile 5 from the body a forward movement of the projectile by the thumb would loosen the projectile from the body 1 and the spring will then act to project the projectile a predetermined distance according to the-strength of spring 6.

In Fig. 3 a slight modified form of the invention is shown in which the body 1' is provided with a thickened base 14 which acts as a guide for the section 15 of rod 7 in this form of the invention is preferably not provided with a flange 4: as the ball is released by a movement of the pressed. Rod 7' is provided with stops 16 and 17 of any de sired kind, as for instance annular flanges formed integral with or secured in any desired way to the rod. One of the these flanges overlaps the lower end of the spring 6 while the spring 6 overlaps the upper stop 16.

When the parts are arranged as shown in F ig. 3 and it is desired to cause the projectile 5 to be projected a push on nut 13 will move the rod 7 longitudinally and consequently the stop 16 will press against spring 6 and the spring in turn will press against the ball until it is released from the body 1 after which the spring acting alone will give the proper momentum to the projectile.

What I claim is:

1. A toy comprising a hollow body open at one end and closed at the other, a rod mounted in said body and extending axially thereof, said rod projecting beyond the opening in the body, a spring connected with said body and surrounding said rod, and a projectile loosely fitting on said rod and formed of a size to be normally held in place against the action of said spring by friction in the open end of said body.

2. A toy comprising a body. havin a bore therein extending from one end, a roc mounted in said body so as to extend 1ongitudinally of said bore and from said. body said rod, said spring acting on said projecthrough the open end of said bore, a spring tile for projecting thev same along said rod having one end held at the bottom of said and beyond the same, said rod having a bore and the other end freely slidable on said limited movement whereby when the same is rod, and a projectile having an aperture for moved one of said stops will move the pro- 25.

accommodating said rod, a slot for causing jectile until it has become loose, after which part of the projectile to be resilient, and a the spring will act thereon for projecting it flange for providing operating means wherea predetermined distance. by the projectile may be loosened by the 4. A toy of the character described com hand during the operation of the toy. prising a body having a bore extending 80 3. A toy comprising a body having a bore from one end toward the opposite end, a extending from one end toward the opposite projectile mounted in the open end of said end, a rod fitted into said bod and extendbore and held therein by friction, a spring ing through the closed end and also through in said bore acting on said projectile and the open end, said rod having a stop at the continually having a tendency to move the as end adjacent the closed end of the body, and projectile from the body and project the a pair of stops Within said bore, a prosame through the air, and means extending jectile loosely fitted on said rod and engagthrough the closed e d of the body for dising the body at the open end of the bore, and engaging the projectile from the body. a spring arranged in said bore surrounding V LEONARD R. PUSCHADEL. 

